Massillon senior QB Kyle Kempt made an oral commitment to Oregon State tonight.

Kempt, one of the area's top players in the 2013 class, had been committed to Cincinnati but decommitted from the Bearcats in December after Butch Jones left for Tennessee.

Revere senior OT Jason Tretter has orally committed to Purdue, according to ScoutingOhio.com

Bowling Green has reportedly offered Canton McKinley junior outside linebacker Jamal Davis II, according to ESPN.com. Davis, who is 6 feet 2 and 205 pounds, also has interest from the likes of Louisville, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and several others, according to ESPN.com.

Bill Raftery uttered the words “Send it in, Jerome!” on ESPN on a Monday night in Pittsburgh over two decades ago to describe a dunk that is still in sports fan’s conscience around the country.

Friday marked the 25th anniversary of when Lane, an Akron resident, shattered the glass on a backboard in a men’s college basketball game with a right-handed dunk over Providence 6-foot guard Carlton Screen at Pittsburgh’s Fitzgerald Field House on Jan. 25, 1988.

Stow boys basketball coach Dave Close said three Bulldogs teams from the 1990’s will be honored Friday night when Stow hosts Barberton.

Close said the celebration is part of a 20-year reunion. The players from the teams of the classes 1992, 1993 and 1994 will be recognized before the start of the game, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Close said a majority of the players from those teams will be in attendance.

Canton McKinley senior defensive end Antoine Miles has reportedly made a verbal commitment to Purdue today, according to multiple online reports.

Miles, who is 6-3 and 250 pounds, is ranked the state’s No. 69 player in the 2013 class, according to Rivals.com. He also reportedly had offers from Nebraska, Kentucky, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Toledo, West Virginia and Western Michigan, according to ESPN.com.

Also:

- Wooster senior tight end/linebacker Charles Cairnie has reportedly made a commitment to Colgate, according to ScoutingOhio.com.

Walsh Jesuit senior Danielle Margheret has committed to continue her academic and swimming careers at the University of Notre Dame.

Margheret is a three-time state qualifier in the 100-yard breast stroke and on multiple relays. She won a Division II state championship as a sophomore in the 100 breast stroke in a meet-record time of 1:02.74.

The 71st annual Touchdown Club Fall Sports Banquet is set for tonight at Guys Party Centre.

Festivities will begin at 6 pm and over 210 student-athletes and coaches will be honored. Tickets are $30 and can be ordered by calling Dick Rinella at 330-773-4626. Athletes will be honored in football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, golf and tennis.

Cincinnati Colerain senior running back Chris Davis will reportedly take an official visit to the University of Akron on Jan. 25, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Davis, who is 5 feet 10 and 185 pounds, was a first-team all-Greater Miami Conference selection this past season. He rushed for 437 yards and eight touchdowns. He also caught 35 passes for 617 yards and four touchdowns for the Division I powerhouse.

Davis also had college interest from Cincinnati, Ohio State and Toledo among other schools the past year.

Archbishop Hoban senior Jamie Dean has announced that she will continue her academic and soccer careers at Ashland University.

Hoban spokesperson Randy Thomas said Dean was a three-year letter winner for the Knights, scoring 28 career goals and adding seven assists during her career. In 2012 she was a team captain for coach Brian Misanko and set a school record for single season goals scored with 21. She received first-team All-North Coast League and GASSCA second-team All-District honors for her play during the 2012 season.

St. Vincent-St. Mary linebacker Dante Booker has been named to the MaxPreps 2012 Junior All-American Second Team.

Booker, who is 6 feet 4 and 215 pounds, was Ohio’s Associated Press Division III co-defensive player of the year. He had 72 tackles, six sacks and two interceptions, according to MaxPreps.

Booker helped St. Vincent-St. Mary win the the Division III state title Dec. 1 in Canton with a 42-21 win over Bellevue. Booker reportedly had scholarship offers from Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, according to Rivals.com. He also reportedly has an offer from Notre Dame, according to 247 Sports.